Hello,
I've been very fortunate to have seen a broad brush of aviation. Carrier-based flying in the Navy in helicopters as an aircrewman, working the ramp for a commuter, sweeping the hangar as a teenager to pay for my PVT and now as a flight instructor and soon to be freight dog ( I hope!).
To sum up what I read in one of richard Bach's books, we are the sum total of our life experiences. It doesn't matter how much money we have, how many things we've acquired or what our status in society is. It comes down to our families and the precious memories of our life. This is why I love flying, and why I love aviation in general. Sure it has it's share of BS, naysayers and sacrifice. However, time and again when I'd be pissed about something in the Navy or loading bags in -10 degree weather. It was and still is worth it.
The folks that I feel truly the most pity for are the pilots that are living a "lifestyle" that airline flying brings and yet truly dread going to work. I guess there are more than a couple of people like that flying around. We all have our individual reasons for getting into aviatio. And, even more importantly staying in aviation. It's a tough way to make a living, but I wouldn't trade it for any other job...
Regards,
ex-Navy Rotorhead
I've been very fortunate to have seen a broad brush of aviation. Carrier-based flying in the Navy in helicopters as an aircrewman, working the ramp for a commuter, sweeping the hangar as a teenager to pay for my PVT and now as a flight instructor and soon to be freight dog ( I hope!).
To sum up what I read in one of richard Bach's books, we are the sum total of our life experiences. It doesn't matter how much money we have, how many things we've acquired or what our status in society is. It comes down to our families and the precious memories of our life. This is why I love flying, and why I love aviation in general. Sure it has it's share of BS, naysayers and sacrifice. However, time and again when I'd be pissed about something in the Navy or loading bags in -10 degree weather. It was and still is worth it.
The folks that I feel truly the most pity for are the pilots that are living a "lifestyle" that airline flying brings and yet truly dread going to work. I guess there are more than a couple of people like that flying around. We all have our individual reasons for getting into aviatio. And, even more importantly staying in aviation. It's a tough way to make a living, but I wouldn't trade it for any other job...
Regards,
ex-Navy Rotorhead
